Daily Report

Saturday was another mild day with a mix of sun and clouds along with windy conditions in the afternoon. No surprise with the nice weather that we had heavy fishing depending on what section of river you fished. The upper and lower section of river seemed to have the most pressure and the mid section was a good choice if your were looking to avoid the most anglers. In the mid to upper end of the river the normal winter holding areas such as Lower Fly Zone, below the Altmar bridge, Schoolhouse, Wire Hole, Ellis Cove, Bovines, Trestle Pool, Pineville and Sportsman Pool have all produced action depending on the day.  In the lower end of the river depending on the day,  the Town Pool, Longbridge/Staircase, Black Hole and DSR have all produced results. For those anglers who are fly fishing, anglers have had success dead drifting with nymphs, using egg patterns under a strike indicator or swinging small streamers with sink tips. For those anglers who are float fishing or bottom bouncing, egg sacs or beads have produced the best results.

Suggested patterns:

Egg patterns: Glo-bugs, estaz eggs, sucker spawn, steelie omelet in size 6-10.

Streamers: Krystal buggers, egg sucking leeches, woolly buggers in size 6-10.

Nymphs: Prince nymphs, Copper John's, Hare's ear, Rubber legged stones, Wiggle stones, estaz stones, steelhead hammer, steak-n-eggs in size 8-10.